Bracelet-watch

ABSTRACT

The bracelet is formed of two parts hinged on the watch, these two parts being hinged along the same axis. Pivots for the hinged parts are situated on both sides of the watch and can be rigidly fixed to the watch or be integral with the latter and one of the pivots can be combined with the rewinding stem of the watch. The two parts of the bracelet can each have one end in the form of a fork, whose branches encompass the watch. Each pivot can be rigidly fixed to one of the parts of the bracelet and have one end engaged in a recess of the watch.

United States Patent [191 Broido [54] BRACELET-WATCH [75] Inventor: Jacques Broido, Geneva, witf land 22 Filed: March 1, 1971 21 Appl.No.: 119,786

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data March 17, 1970 Switzerland ..3956/70 [52] US. Cl. ..224/4 E, 224/4 H [51] Int.Cl ..A44c 5/14 58 Field of Search ..224/4 D, 4 E, 4 F, 4 A, 4 B, 224/4 0, 4 H, 4 K, 28 R, 28 B, 28 w; 63/3,

[ Jan. 9, 1973 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS Primary Examiner-Gerald Forlenza Assistant Examiner-Jerold M. Forsberg Attorney-Emory L. Groff and Emory L. Groff, Jr.

[57] ABSTRACT The bracelet is formed of two parts hinged on the watch, these two parts being hinged along the same axis. Pivots for the hinged parts are situated on both sides of the watch and can be rigidly fixed to the watch or be integral with the latter and one of the pivots can be combined with the rewinding stem of the watch. The two parts of the bracelet can each have one end in the form of a fork, whose branches encompass the watch. Each pivot can' be rigidly fixed to one of the parts of the bracelet and have one end engaged in a recess of the watch.

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According to the invention, there is provided a bracelet-watch in which the bracelet is formed of two parts hinged on the watch, characterized in that the two said parts are hinged along the same axis.

The accompanying drawing shows, diagrammatically and by way of example, one embodiment of a braceletwatch according to the invention, given of course purely by way of illustrative but non-limiting example.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is a view of one embodiment of a braceletwatch according to the invention, the bracelet being extented,

FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view of the watch case and the pivots of the hinge means,

FIG. 3 is a section on a larger scale along the line III-III of FIG. 2, and

FIG. 4 illustrates a modification of the hinge mean for attaching the bracelet to the'watch.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the bracelet-watch comprises a watch 1, on which two parts 2 and 3 of a metallic bracelet are hinged along the same axis 4.

Each of the parts 2 and 3 has one end 5 and 6, respectively, in the form of a fork of which the branches encompass the watch.

The other ends of the parts 2 and 3 terminate each in a tongue 7 hinged and held in pressed down position against the bracelet by a spring, not shown. These tongues comprise hooks enabling the closingof the bracelet around the wrist of the user to be ensured by means of a connecting ring 8.

The hinging of the parts 2 and 3 is effected by means of two pivots 9 and 10 arranged on both sides of the watch 1, as shown in FIG. 2. These pivots are rigidly fixed to the watch or to a part of the latter, for example to the casing itself, or again to the crystal mounting ring. I

The pivot 10 is combined with the rewinding stem, as shown in more detail in FIG. 3. This pivot 10 is constituted by a relatively long tube, inside of which the rewinding stem 11 is positioned and the stem is provided at its outer end with a knob 12. This tube comprises the pivot on which the ends 13 and 14 of the forks 5 and 6 are rolled to form hinge parts.

Of course, numerous other embodiments can be envisaged, and FIG. 4 is a partial view on a larger scale of a modification in which eachpivot is rigidly fixed to one of the parts of the bracelet. According to this modification, the pivot comprises a joumalled screw 15 the threaded portion of which is screwed into a threaded hole of one end 16 of one branch of one part of the bracelet. The cylindrical portion 17 is of smaller diameter than the screw 15 and is engaged at its end in wetsuits a recess 18 of conical shape provided in the case 19 of fife i'ri $5 l n fillfif r 58th??? part of the bracelet.

All such modifications and changes are to be regarded as within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

l. Bracelet-watch comprisinga bracelet formed of two parts, hinge means hinging said two parts on the watch along the same axis, said hinge means comprising two pivots situated on both sides of the watch, said two parts of the bracelet each including one end in the form of a fork, the branches of said forks encompassing the watch.

2. Bracelet-watch accordingto claim 1, wherein each 

1. Bracelet-watch comprising a bracelet formed of two parts, hinge means hinging said two parts on the watch along the same axis, said hinge means comprising two pivots situated on both sides of the watch, said two parts of the bracelet each including one end in the form of a fork, the branches of said forks encompassing the watch.
 2. Bracelet-watch according to claim 1, wherein each pivot is rigidly fixed to one of the parts of the bracelet and the watch has a recess in which one end of a pivot is engaged.
 3. Bracelet-watch according to claim 1, wherein the pivots are rigidly fixed to the watch.
 4. Bracelet-watch according to claim 1, wherein the pivots are integral with the watch.
 5. Bracelet-watch according to claim 1, wherein one of the pivots is combined with the rewinding stem of the watch. 